Specialized Types Of Hormones

Question 1

Steroids

Answer 1

Large family of hormone-like substances that share the same fat-soluble chemical structure

Question 2

Steroids are secreted by the

Answer 2

Endocrine gland or artificially produced as meds

Question 3

Anabolic steroids

Answer 3

Man-made substances that are chemically related to male sex hormones, used in the treatment of hormone problems in men and help the body replace muscle mass due to disease

Question 4

Hormones secreted by fat cells

Answer 4

Leptin and ghrelin

Question 5

Leptin

Answer 5

Protein hormone secreted by fat cells tha is incolved in the regulation of appetite
Leaves the fat cells and travels in the bloodstream to the brain, where it acts on the hypothalamus to suppress appetite and burn fat stored in adipose tissue

Question 6

Ghrelin

Answer 6

Hormone produced in the GI tract
“Hunger hormone”

Question 7

Neurohormones

Answer 7

Produced and released by neurons in the brain, rather than by the endocrine glands
Delivered to organs and tissues through the bloodstream